Crowdfunding Site Wants Money To Prove L.A. Desires Return Of NFL

Some powerful forces in Los Angeles want to bring the NFL back to town.

Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns Staples Center, L.A. Live and concert promoter AEG Live, had its dreams for a downtown L.A. stadium green lit by the City Council in record time in fall. And Majestic Realty, which helped develop Staples, says its plans for a stadium in Industry are ready to go and "shovel-ready."

Dennis Romero has worked on staff at several magazines and newspapers, including the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Los Angeles Times, where he participated in Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the L.A. riots. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone online, the Guardian, and, as a
young stringer, the New York Times.